Harold Rosen Interview

Harold Rosen is an attorney who was Mayor of Miami Beach from
1973-1978. He talks about being a young attorney and hanging out with his
friend Jesse Weiss, whose father owned Joe’s Stone Crab. He tells a funny
incident there when he was dining with Jesse, J. Edgar Hoover, a frequent
patron and Walter Winchell. He also talks about his friendship with Meyer
Lansky and their frequent breakfasts at Wolfie’s. He recalls a scuffle during
the 1972 Republic convention, the proliferation of gambling, the demolition
of The Senator Hotel, the campaign against rent control, and Miami Beach
political leadership. Other people mentioned are: Barbara Capitman, Rocky
Pomerance, Arthur Godfrey, Estes Kefauver.